It's ONE game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don’t think T-Mac will have too many games like this….health issues such as back problems just don’t disappear. I’d like to see him do this again.
I am pretty impressed with the Rockets in tonight's game. Our bench did an awesome job! I gotta give credits for Mike James, he's like our 6th man now (even though i still prefer James over Alston). T-Mac was like his oldself again, which was something we all have been waiting for, and we finally got it =D! Cant really blame Yao though, he tried his best and its just tough for him to play against M (flopping) Okur, he just probably needs to show them whats up next time by like dunking, blocking or maybe even fouling hard.
That's exactly what I was saying earlier... Scola should get more touches because he is capable of at least 10-15 ppg imho...his defense and energy is already great besides the fouls which he seems to be working on
We look really good and it's only our second real game with this offense and these players. Yao-He was cold tonight. The 3rd foul hurt. But his D was really good. The 5 blocks and 2 steals were huge, but he also changed the game down low. He was taking good shots, just wasn't hitting. Hayes-He really is a great low post defender. Signing him on the cheap was a steal. Batty-Typical game. His stats look pretty lame, but he took a few charges and played great help D. His contributions don't show up as individual stats. Tmac-We know he played great. I'm impressed with our offense and how its picks allow Tmac to cut to the basket and makes layups or dunks. He has averaged what, 12 FTAs a game? That's HUGE for him and the Rox. Plus he's been hitting them. He won't always be this hot shooting, but getting to the line and making his FTs will help a lot. Rafer-He sat for large portions of the 2nd and 4th quarters. His game today was not great. He and James did pretty well against Williams on D. Scola-Played great. Can play the PF or C. We knew he was a hustler and one who would draw charges. I was surprised by how good his rebounding skills are. Scola is a smart player and knows how to play the game well. Should he start? I wouldn't change our lineups with our 2-0 record. James-Yeah, he's as good as people said. I'm a Rafer fan, but James is making a strong case as the better PG. BUT, I'd like to keep them both. We play well when we have 2 starting caliber PGs in the game. If we trade Rafer, I'm not confident in Steve or Brooks at this point. I don't want a dropoff in our second unit. James' assists, FTs, and 3ptr were all big. His alley oop to McGrady was big. Bonzi-He didn't do much in this game. The refs like Harpring and appeared to call some BS calls against Bonzi. There were brief periods where Tmac and Bonzi were in at the same time and that seemed to work fine (I'd like to see it more). Head-I still want to trade him for a PF that defends well (Foster?). There's not much time for Head on this team and I see games ahead where our bigs will be in foul trouble against the strong PFs of the West. We just resigned Head so I don't know if we can trade him. Overall, our team looks as good as some of the lofty predictions in the preseason. We need to play consistently good bball and continue to have a good record against the top teams in the league.
Doesn't Yao struggle because Okur and Boozer are both big men that can easily shoot from the outside?
I kind of like having James come off the bench, just because he's not the starter doesnt mean he can't get the main minutes. I actually would prefer to have Francis start, but that doesn't look like its gonna happen. The main thing is that Rafer isn't in the game
